Improvement in sad-iron holders



A. FAILOR. Sad-Iron Holder.

No. 212,363. Patentd Feb. 18,1879.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIoa.

ANDREW FAILOR, OF NEWTON, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAD-IRON HOLDERS.

Specification formingpart of Letters Patent No. 212,363, dated February18, 1879; application filed January 2, 1878.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW FAILOR, of Newton, in the county of Jasperand State of Iowa, have invented a Movable Shelf for Hot- Sad-Irons, ofwhich the following is a specification:

The object of my invention is to provide a convenient and safe place forsad-irons when the work of ironing is completed, and the irons are notto be returned to the heating-surface of the stove.

It consists in an inclined metal shelf adapted to hang against a wall,and having feet on its rear side to hold the shelf and hot irons awayfrom the wall, as hereinafter set forth.

Figure .1 of my drawings is a perspective view of my shelf. Fig. 2 is avertical central section thereof. Together they illustrate theconstruction, application, and operation of my complete invention.

a represents the body of the shelf. It corresponds in width with thelength of a sadiron, and'may vary in length, as required, to be adaptedfor holding two, three, four, or

more irons at the same time.

b b are openings in the upper corners of the body a, by means of whichthe complete shelf is readily hung upon suitable hooks fixed in avertical wall. 0 is a flange projecting at right angles from the bottomedge of the body a to form a shelf.

at d d are corner-braces and division-pieces that hold the shelf 0securely to the body a, and form a series of pockets or separateshelfspaces. f represents a short foot, near the top edge of the body a,projecting rearwardly from its rear or under side. Two or more of thesefeet are fixed to the body a in a horizontal line parallel with the topedge.

9 represents feet corresponding in number with the feet f, but three orfour times as long,

and fixed near the lower edge of the body a. and shelf 0. The peculiarform of my complete shelf having feet of different length is thusillustrated. The pattern and manner of making it may vary.

It may be plain sheet metal, bent into the desired shape, and the feetattached thereto; or it may be cast complete in one piece from variouspatterns of ornamental design. The

bodya and flange or shelf cmay be solid, with a plain or reticulatedsurface, or they may be open, skeleton, or filigree designs, or fancifulpatterns that will preserve the strength necessary in the complete shelfto support the number of irons for which it is adapted by its len th.

I3 the practical use of my invention I hang the shelf against a wallupon suitable nails, screws, or hooks, as illustrated by Fig. 2. Theupper feet, f, prevent the top portion of the body a from coming intocontact with the wall, and the lower feet, g, hold the lower portionfrom the wall, and also hold the complete body in an inclined positionrelative to the wall, so that when the heel of an iron rests squarelyupon the shelf 0 the body of the iron will be inclined, and rest itsface against the inclined face of the shelf-body a.

The edge of the shelf 0 may be curved upward, so that the handle of theiron will rest on the upturned edge, and thereby be prevented fromtipping rearwardly and falling from the shelf. A complete and convenientshelf, that can be hung near the stove, to receive hot irons, willprevent floors, tables, and wooden shelves from becoming scorched,marked, and damaged, and the peculiar structure of the shelf willprevent the wall from becoming heated, charred, or in any way defaced,by holding the hot irons away from the wall, and allowing a current ofair to pass between the inclined shelf and the surface of the wall, tocarry off the heat transmitted from the hot irons.

As a further protection to the wall, a metal plate or non-conductin gmat, m, may be placed over'that part of the wall that will be covered bythe hanging shelf.

I claim as my invention As a new article of manufacture, a movablehanging shelf, a b c d, having feetfg, or equivalent devices, andadapted to hold sad-irons, in the manner and for the purpose set forth,substantially as shown and described.

ANDREW FAILOR.

